1 Então falou o SENHOR a Moisés, dizendo:

2 Fala aos filhos de Israel, e toma deles uma vara para cada casa paterna de todos os seus príncipes, segundo as casas de seus pais, doze varas; e escreverás o nome de cada um sobre a sua vara.

3 Porém o nome de Arão escreverás sobre a vara de Levi; porque cada cabeça da casa de seus pais terá uma vara.

4 E as porás na tenda da congregação, perante o testemunho, onde eu virei a vós.

5 E será que a vara do homem que eu tiver escolhido florescerá; assim farei cessar as murmurações dos filhos de Israel contra mim, com que murmuram contra vós.

6 Falou, pois, Moisés aos filhos de Israel; e todos os seus príncipes deram-lhe cada um uma vara, para cada príncipe uma vara, segundo as casas de seus pais, doze varas; e a vara de Arão estava entre as deles.

7 E Moisés pôs estas varas perante o Senhor na tenda do testemunho.

8 Sucedeu, pois, que no dia seguinte Moisés entrou na tenda do testemunho, e eis que a vara de Arão, pela casa de Levi, florescia; porque produzira flores e brotara renovos e dera amêndoas.

9 Então Moisés tirou todas as varas de diante do Senhor a todos os filhos de Israel; e eles o viram, e tomaram cada um a sua vara.

10 Então o Senhor disse a Moisés: Torna a pôr a vara de Arão perante o testemunho, para que se guarde por sinal para os filhos rebeldes; assim farás acabar as suas murmurações contra mim, e não morrerão.

11 E Moisés fez assim; como lhe ordenara o Senhor, assim fez.

12 Então falaram os filhos de Israel a Moisés, dizendo: Eis aqui, nós expiramos, perecemos, nós todos perecemos.

13 Todo aquele que se aproximar do tabernáculo do Senhor, morrerá; seremos pois todos consumidos?

1 And the Lord said to Moses,

2 Say to the children of Israel that they are to give you rods, one for every family, for every chief, the head of his father's house, making twelve rods; let every man's name be placed on his rod.

3 And let Aaron's name be placed on the rod of Levi: for there is to be one rod for the head of every family.

4 And let them be stored up in the Tent of meeting, in front of the ark of witness where I come to you.

5 And the rod of that man who is marked out by me for myself will have buds on it; so I will put a stop to the outcries which the children of Israel make to me against you.

6 So Moses gave these orders to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him rods, one for the head of every family, making twelve rods: and Aaron's rod was among them.

7 And Moses put the rods before the Lord in the Tent of witness.

8 Now on the day after, Moses went into the Tent of witness; and he saw that Aaron's rod, the rod of the house of Levi, had put out buds, and was covered with buds and flowers and fruit.

9 Then Moses took out all the rods from before the Lord, and gave them back to the children of Israel: and they saw them, and every man took his rod.

10 And the Lord said to Moses, Put Aaron's rod back in front of the ark of witness, to be kept for a sign against this false-hearted people, so that you may put a stop to their outcries against me, and death may not overtake them.

11 This Moses did: as the Lord gave orders, so he did.

12 And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all.

13 Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?